Donald Trump

Discussion in 'Politics' started by newo, Aug 21, 2015.

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  1. TheGhost

    TheGhost Auuhhhhmm ...

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    He's a brit. He don't know shit about this stuff.

    Probably thought about brexit or something.
     
  2. Tyrsonswood

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  3. Chigurh

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    Imagine if an illegal alien tried to assassinate Clinton, the new coverage would be nonstop. But since it's Trump then it's no big deal. lol MSUS media is ridiculous.
     
  4. MeAgain

    MeAgain Dazed & Confused Lifetime Supporter Super Moderator

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    Apparently Trump is doing quite well with his campaign financing.

    According to the Federal Election Commission Trump funneled $1.1 million of the $6 million spent from his campaign funds to his family members and businesses just in May of this year. That included payments to his Florida resort, his private airplanes, restaurants, Trump Tower, his son's wine business, and a salary for himself.

    In 2015 he paid $2.7 million to his businesses from campaign funds.

    So far none of this is illegal although some of it is in the gray area.
     
  5. Karen_J

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    Also, contributions he previously made to his own campaign fund can be considered to be loans and legally repaid in the future. I'm sure he will do that at some point. So instead of being self-funded as he claimed all throughout the primary season, he's going to end up making a net profit.
     
  6. MeAgain

    MeAgain Dazed & Confused Lifetime Supporter Super Moderator

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    He stated that in 2000.

    I suppose he could make money while being President. A very noble reason for running the country.
     
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  7. hotwater

    hotwater Senior Member Lifetime Supporter

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  8. Karen_J

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    His message is racist, sexist, homophobic, and bigoted in a religious way. He wants to take us back to the days when everybody who wasn't exactly like him in every way "knew their place".
     
  9. ~Zen~

    ~Zen~ California Tripper Administrator

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    Having no desire to attend any political rallies, I was fascinated to read an actual account from an apparently unobvious reporter INSIDE a Trump rally recently. He then wrote this story for the New Republic, which I am sure some of you will slam some way or another... that's not the point... the point is this guy's eyewitness account of what goes on inside.

    You can read the whole sad tale here:
    https://newrepublic.com/article/134329/american-horror-story

    It gets worse outside in the parking lot.
     
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  10. ~Zen~

    ~Zen~ California Tripper Administrator

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    I say he was un-obvious, because he probably would have been hustled out by security or the thugs that be...if he was acting like a reporter and wearing ID.
     
  11. Karen_J

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    Minor footnote: it was actually in the attached special events center, the same room Bernie used when he was in the area. We have plenty of redneck Trump supporters around here, but fortunately not enough to require use of the main coliseum building, which seats 20,000+. They share the same parking lot.
     
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  12. Chigurh

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    The US vetting system is a joke. He's for gay/trans rights and suggests, rightfully so, that since the vetting system is a joke, then maybe we should stop letting in those from a certain region who literally want to destroy our way of life. Also, Mexico doesn't give a shit about American laws because both Dems/Repubs. won't enforce existing laws on immigration. Trump calling this out is a bad thing? Let's take the popular meme that 10% of Muslims are radicalized, and maths that with 1.6 billion Muslims around the world. How many Muslims wish to destroy western civilization?
     
  13. hotwater

    hotwater Senior Member Lifetime Supporter

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    [SIZE=16pt]Clinton stretches lead over Trump to 14 points in national poll[/SIZE]

    6/24/16 Hillary Clinton regained a double-digit lead over likely general-election rival Donald Trump in a new poll released Friday.

    The Reuters/Ipso poll shows Clinton leading Trump 47 percent to 33 percent. Another 20 percent said they wouldn't support either candidate.

    Trump's slip in the polls comes after federal filings showed he has raised surprisingly little money for a presumptive presidential candidate.





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  14. Flagme15

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    1) trump doesn't care about gays, in fact he opposes gay marriage.
    2)how many Christians would like to see Muslims wiped off the face of the earth?
     
  15. Chigurh

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    1. Opposing gay marriage isn't hate or anti-gay, it's just ignorance. I was against it once until I found out the benefits of traditional marriage weren't completely tax related.
    2. idk, there haven't been the extensive studies on Christianity that have been for Islam. In the US we have Christian hate groups such as Westboro Baptist Church and several supremacists orgs. but they hate everyone, though apparently not enough to murder on a global scale. Since we have a consensus on Islam's hatred for the West, then perhaps we should stick to that?
     
  16. Flagme15

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    What consensus?
     
  17. Karen_J

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    As much as I hate Trump, I have to say the media has given him some unfair treatment in the last few days. They've been blasting him for talking mostly about golf in Scotland, when a huge news event is taking place there. This EU vote is an internal UK matter, so I think Trump should stay completely out of it. He's there to promote his new golf resort. The trip and the date of the grand opening was decided a long time ago. I think the only thing he should be talking about now is golf. If Scotland decides to consider leaving the UK (again), that's also none of his business. When you invest in a foreign country as a businessman, you have to accept doing so as an outsider.
     
  18. Chigurh

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    Islam's end game is Sharia, regardless of how moderate westernized Muslims are, for starters. Also that whole 10% thing, which imo is insultingly low.
     
  19. Flagme15

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    Except that trump opened his big mouth, and said he was for Brexit.
     
  20. Karen_J

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    Yeah, but that isn't what the media was blasting him for.

    He says and does enough crazy shit on his own. They don't need to add anything to it.

    It's been really nice having him out of the country for a while. Peaceful and quiet.
     
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